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S Michael Moynihan: How mapping memory reveals the real story of Cork’s streets and spaces

Michael Moynihan maps Cork not by streets or stations but by life’s moments — joyful, painful, absurd — that shape a city into a story

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

S Fergus Finlay: The truth is being exhumed in Tuam. But will Ireland ever face it?

The Tuam excavations must not be the end of the story — they must mark the start of real justice

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

S Terry Prone: Corporate communication axe falls on Coldplay kiss-cam couple

It’s difficult to imagine a public mis-step so spectacular in its reach and damage

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

S Mick Clifford: McCabe echoes in new garda whistleblower case — are lessons from tribunal being ignored?

New whistleblower allegations of Garda misconduct are surfacing — but just like Maurice McCabe’s case, they’re being largely ignored

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

S Colin Sheridan: Institutional racism wears a necktie

Diane Abbott has become Britain’s canary in a coal mine of racial hypocrisy. Colin Sheridan asks 'How many Diane Abbotts have we ignored in Ireland?

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

S Jennifer Horgan: We can't allow AI to forge its way into the arts

Genuine art comes from human experience and prioritises a desire to share some truth with the world. It connects us. AI art doesn’t care what you might think or feel about it, writes Jennifer Horgan

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

S Michael Moynihan: 15 things every Cork supporter should know this All-Ireland weekend

From finding tickets to dodging tolls and choosing the right pub, here’s Michael Moynihan's All-Ireland final survival guide for Cork fans

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

S Fergus Finlay: I arrived at the hospital for a 2.30pm appointment. I left just after 10pm

Shingles gave me a scare — and a sobering look at what’s great and broken in Irish public healthcare

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

S Jennifer Horgan: We need to find room in our hearts for the people of Sudan

Sudan is by far the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis, with an average of 20,000 people migrating daily and 30.4m — or three in every five people — need humanitarian assistance there

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

S Michael Moynihan: Failure to remove graffiti sends out a wrong message about Cork

It seems a city with paint smeared on walls and quaysides has simply shrugged its shoulders because that’s just the way it is. What other conclusion can you reach?

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

S Terry Prone: Good questions don’t necessarily cut it with a difficult interviewee

Interviewing George Best didn't go too well for Terry Prone as a young journalist but worse was to come with writer Lawrence Durrell

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

S Colin Sheridan: Land of the Free, home of the Knave

There are two Americas, writes Colin Sheridan. One represented by Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the other by Zohran Mamdani

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

S Denis O'Brien: Why Ireland must support the Caribbean’s call for reparatory justice

As a former British colony, our nation profoundly understands the devastating legacy of colonialism and as such must lend our voice to this vital global justice issue

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

S Cianan Brennan: McGregor makes a circus of the courts

All the anticipation and speculation regarding the fresh evidence would be for nothing

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

S Fergus Finlay: Thanks, but no thanks — some apologies not worth the paper they're written on

Fergus Finlay replies to a letter from the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God after Brother Aidan Clohessy was jailed last week for four years for indecently assaulting two boys in the 1980s

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

S Terry Prone: Why the benefits of Vitamin C are not as easy as one, two, three

It’s a much stronger mental and attitudinal tattoo, even, than the 'eight glasses of water a day'

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

S Mick Clifford: Make Ireland Great Again marchers want to turn back the clock — but to what, and at what cost?

As anti-immigrant protests grow louder, we must ask: do we really want to return to a darker past?

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

S Mick Clifford: What Evan Fitzgerald’s death tells us about power and policing

As the State seeks more power, troubling questions emerge about how existing authority was used in Evan Fitzgerald’s case

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

S Michael Moynihan: New Cork train stations announced — but will they ever actually be built?

From train stations to new towns, Cork has a troubling record of promising big infrastructure — and delivering very little

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

S Fergus Finlay: Iran conflict shows Trump has no regard for global law — and Netanyahu exploits that

As Trump cosies up to Netanyahu, the collapse of international norms accelerates — and the stakes are deadly serious

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

S Terry Prone: I get Botox not to look younger but to continue looking like myself

Botox isn't about denying my age — it's a way of avoiding ending up like a balloon you find under the stairs a fortnight after the party

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Unanswered questions haunt Philip Cairns case decades later

Gardaí’s decision not to upgrade Philip Cairns’ disappearance to a murder case raises troubling questions 40 years on

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

S Colin Sheridan: The British turned Kneecap into global stars with a terrorism charge

Britain’s instinct to silence rebellion has only helped amplify Irish voices — from Connolly to Corbyn to Kneecap

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Von der Leyen dice que la respuesta de Israel a Hamás "mostrará que es una democracia"

S Billy Kelleher: Ursula von der Leyen does not speak for the EU on Israel and Iran

This is not the first time the European Commission president has exceeded her powers in relation to foreign policy — when it comes to Israel, she just can't help herself

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

S Mick Clifford: Arts Council CEO Maureen Kennelly was an easy target for minister

Minister O'Donovan has thrown Arts Council's Maureen Kennelly under the bus rather than properly deal with departmental dysfunction, writes Mick Clifford

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Ireland may have its challenges but it is still a wonderful country

STerry Prone: Cabin staff no longer exist to help make your flight enjoyable

SPaul Hosford: Canada recognises Palestine as Gaza crisis deepens — but is symbolic support enough?

SMichael Moynihan: All-Ireland dreams are for someone else now — the Cork camogie players

STerry Prone: Storied minutiae of my past will be an asset to researchers of the future

SJennifer Horgan: I may as well be an alien when it comes to sport, but the emotions fascinate me

S Michael Moynihan: How mapping memory reveals the real story of Cork’s streets and spaces

S Fergus Finlay: The truth is being exhumed in Tuam. But will Ireland ever face it?

S Terry Prone: Corporate communication axe falls on Coldplay kiss-cam couple

S Mick Clifford: McCabe echoes in new garda whistleblower case — are lessons from tribunal being ignored?

S Colin Sheridan: Institutional racism wears a necktie

S Jennifer Horgan: We can't allow AI to forge its way into the arts

S Michael Moynihan: 15 things every Cork supporter should know this All-Ireland weekend

S Fergus Finlay: I arrived at the hospital for a 2.30pm appointment. I left just after 10pm

S Jennifer Horgan: We need to find room in our hearts for the people of Sudan

S Michael Moynihan: Failure to remove graffiti sends out a wrong message about Cork

S Terry Prone: Good questions don’t necessarily cut it with a difficult interviewee

S Colin Sheridan: Land of the Free, home of the Knave

S Denis O'Brien: Why Ireland must support the Caribbean’s call for reparatory justice

S Cianan Brennan: McGregor makes a circus of the courts

S Fergus Finlay: Thanks, but no thanks — some apologies not worth the paper they're written on

S Terry Prone: Why the benefits of Vitamin C are not as easy as one, two, three

S Mick Clifford: Make Ireland Great Again marchers want to turn back the clock — but to what, and at what cost?

S Mick Clifford: What Evan Fitzgerald’s death tells us about power and policing

S Michael Moynihan: New Cork train stations announced — but will they ever actually be built?

S Fergus Finlay: Iran conflict shows Trump has no regard for global law — and Netanyahu exploits that

S Terry Prone: I get Botox not to look younger but to continue looking like myself

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Unanswered questions haunt Philip Cairns case decades later

S Colin Sheridan: The British turned Kneecap into global stars with a terrorism charge

S Billy Kelleher: Ursula von der Leyen does not speak for the EU on Israel and Iran

S Mick Clifford: Arts Council CEO Maureen Kennelly was an easy target for minister

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Fergus Finlay: Ireland may have its challenges but it is still a wonderful country

STerry Prone: Cabin staff no longer exist to help make your flight enjoyable

SPaul Hosford: Canada recognises Palestine as Gaza crisis deepens — but is symbolic support enough?

SMichael Moynihan: All-Ireland dreams are for someone else now — the Cork camogie players

STerry Prone: Storied minutiae of my past will be an asset to researchers of the future

SJennifer Horgan: I may as well be an alien when it comes to sport, but the emotions fascinate me

S Michael Moynihan: How mapping memory reveals the real story of Cork’s streets and spaces

S Fergus Finlay: The truth is being exhumed in Tuam. But will Ireland ever face it?

S Terry Prone: Corporate communication axe falls on Coldplay kiss-cam couple

S Mick Clifford: McCabe echoes in new garda whistleblower case — are lessons from tribunal being ignored?

S Colin Sheridan: Institutional racism wears a necktie

S Jennifer Horgan: We can't allow AI to forge its way into the arts

S Michael Moynihan: 15 things every Cork supporter should know this All-Ireland weekend

S Fergus Finlay: I arrived at the hospital for a 2.30pm appointment. I left just after 10pm

S Jennifer Horgan: We need to find room in our hearts for the people of Sudan

S Michael Moynihan: Failure to remove graffiti sends out a wrong message about Cork

S Terry Prone: Good questions don’t necessarily cut it with a difficult interviewee

S Colin Sheridan: Land of the Free, home of the Knave

S Denis O'Brien: Why Ireland must support the Caribbean’s call for reparatory justice

S Cianan Brennan: McGregor makes a circus of the courts

S Fergus Finlay: Thanks, but no thanks — some apologies not worth the paper they're written on

S Terry Prone: Why the benefits of Vitamin C are not as easy as one, two, three

S Mick Clifford: Make Ireland Great Again marchers want to turn back the clock — but to what, and at what cost?

S Mick Clifford: What Evan Fitzgerald’s death tells us about power and policing

S Michael Moynihan: New Cork train stations announced — but will they ever actually be built?

S Fergus Finlay: Iran conflict shows Trump has no regard for global law — and Netanyahu exploits that

S Terry Prone: I get Botox not to look younger but to continue looking like myself

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Unanswered questions haunt Philip Cairns case decades later

S Colin Sheridan: The British turned Kneecap into global stars with a terrorism charge

S Billy Kelleher: Ursula von der Leyen does not speak for the EU on Israel and Iran

S Mick Clifford: Arts Council CEO Maureen Kennelly was an easy target for minister

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